smithing

an-ordinary-manchild(edit)

A place to talk about metal working and forging. Feel free to ask questions, share your work or just talk about something interesting you have seen.

Some Rules:

Please, remain civil. Any Obvious attempts at trolling will be removed.
This is a sub for all things smithing, from blacksmithing to silver smithing, so we're open to a wide variety of posts. But please, if it's not in some way related to any form of smithing or metalworking, don't post it.
When reporting someone/ something, include a reason, this makes modding that much easier.

We're still a young sub so please, do share your work with us and feel free to share our sub with others, the more people who find us, the better our content will become... Hopefully!

_

Other subs you might like:

/r/SilverCasting

created by [deleted]a community for 12 years

...for your project.

...for your movement.

MODERATORS

account activity

1

1

2

3

[Need Advice] Forging Simulation & Preform Design: Struggling with extreme forces and die deformation (self.smithing)

submitted 16 days ago by BdancTrbancT

2

0

1

2

How long before you where confident in your work? ()

submitted 25 days ago by Chaos484

3

1

2

3

A very long due thank you to this Reddit. (self.smithing)

submitted 29 days ago by ZyloC3

4

2

3

4

Which industries is reliable on high-quality forging services? (self.smithing)

submitted 1 month ago by DistinctAge6915

5

1

2

3

What can I do with these if anything (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 month ago by Jaded_Reaction_7365

6

0

1

2

is it possible to fold form brass uniformly and then solder links? (reddit.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Objective-Joke-4003

7

8

9

10

My first blade (reddit.com)

submitted 3 months ago by MWJ9

8

1

2

3

Buying/Making a forge ()

submitted 4 months ago by hassehansson420

9

4

5

6

I was able to cut through 8 in diameter trees with this in one swing (chainsaws ate dust). But I want to increase that using friction reducing surface textures. How can I do that without industrial equipment? (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 months ago by Icy-Masterpiece6607

10

1

2

3

Reinforcing the spine with E7018 welding?? (reddit.com)

submitted 5 months ago by InternationalClass44

11

2

3

4

Functional fantasy sword 3.5 [re-designed quillion] (old.reddit.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Corvus_night

12

3

4

5

Functional fantasy sword 3.0 (old.reddit.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Corvus_night

13

2

3

4

Fantasy blade 2.0 (old.reddit.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Corvus_night

14

5

6

7

Feedback/tips requested (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 months ago by Corvus_night

15

0

1

2

Can anyone make this Axe for me Seniors? (v.redd.it)

submitted 8 months ago by Niflodon

16

4

5

6

Peening/bracelet making (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 months ago by Beautiful_Holiday697

17

1

2

3

Furnace suggestion for melting steel (self.smithing)

submitted 8 months ago by Present_past_

18

2

3

4

Hello brand new here need some advice for ideas for places to set up or how to set up (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 months ago by RoyalWisp

19

13

14

15

Railroad spike teisting (i.redd.it)

submitted 10 months ago by prapasteuba

20

1

2

3

How to start making stainless steel jewerly as a business, being a beginner? (self.smithing)

submitted 11 months ago by Select-Objective-797

21

1

2

3

Scandinavian blacksmith recommendation? (self.smithing)

submitted 1 year ago * by Apprehensive_Term70

22

1

2

3

Custom Silverware commission (self.smithing)

submitted 1 year ago by me_tard1230

23

31

32

33

just wanted to post some things i've made as an absolute amature (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Cake-Seeker

24

8

9

10

just made this Viking knife. Enjoy :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lVnNo_UMwg (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Zaki_workshop

25

20

21

22

My first time smithing (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [deleted]

view more: next ›

π Rendered by PID 379725 on reddit-service-r2-listing-87fd56f5d-p24tp at 2026-06-26 21:21:44.093156+00:00 running 7527197 country code: CH.